Coimbatore: The Karumathampatti police on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old daily wage labourer man from Dharmapuri district for possession of fake currency notes.Police identified the accused as M Elavarasan, 30, from Indira Nagar near Krishna Puram in Dharmapuri district. Elavarasan and his four accomplices approached A Muthukumar, 33, a car driver from Ayyampalayam near Samalapuram in Tirupur district, with a promise to give Rs 2 lakh in return for Rs 50,000 investment. However, Muthukumar grew suspicious and informed the Karumathampatti police, who arrested Elavarasan.Police seized a car and 13 bundles of Rs 2,000 and five bundles of Rs 500 fake currency notes from Elavarasan. They also seized 17 bundles of uncut Rs 2,000 denominations and 13 bundles of Rs 500 denominations. The Karumathampatti police have formed two special teams to nab Elavarasan’s accomplices: Udhayakumar, Dhaya alias Kumaresan, Loganathan, and Senthil.
